Thank you for visiting the Vocation Pages of our Provincial website. I hope you find these pages helpful and informative.

Over the past six weeks our province has experienced some exciting changes. We celebrated a Provincial Chapter at the end of May at which we elected a new administration. The Friar who lovingly oversaw the formation of our young men for nine years is now our Provincial Minister. Besides being a blessing for our province in many ways, the election of Fr. Jeffrey Scheeler, OFM, means that we have a man at the helm who appreciates the concerns of our young men who come to us discerning a possible vocation to our way of life. We congratulate Fr. Jeff and ask God to bless him in his new ministry of service to us friars.

Last month we began a series of articles answering questions about our life as Friars on our Franciscan Formation page. We continue this month answering the question, “Do you have to wear your dress all the time?” On that same page you will meet the men who are in various stages of becoming fully incorporated members of our community – they have progressed to the next phase of formation – and we are blessed with two new Postulants. You can find a description of each stage of formation on the Becoming a Friar page. The Is This Life for Me? page talks about the process we call “discernment” – a fancy word really meaning “trying to figure out if God is calling you to our way of life.”

If you would like to receive some information or if you have further questions, please click the How to Contact Us page. And if you want the latest news about our men in formation – including pictures of the “graduation” of our previous Postulants – and the activities of the Vocation Office, you might want to look at Father Don’s Vocation Blog.